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Natalie Aroyan. Image Andrew Keshan courtesy Opera Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Natalie Aroyan, soprano and\u00a0Principal Artist with Opera Australia has been awarded the prestigious\u00a0Harding Miller Foundation Opera Scholarship 2019, receiving the sum of\u00a0$30,000 over two years to support study and travel in Australia or overseas.<\/p>\n

Opera lovers will be familiar with Aroyan’s engaging performances which include\u00a0the title role in\u00a0Aida<\/em>, Desdemona in\u00a0Otello<\/em>, Mimi in\u00a0La Boh\u00e9me<\/em>, Marguerite in\u00a0Faust,\u00a0<\/em>Amelia in\u00a0Simon Boccanegra <\/em>and Micaela in Carmen.\u00a0<\/em>In 2008 she won both The Opera Foundation New York Competition and the Herald Sun Aria Competition.<\/p>\n

On receiving the scholarship Aroyan said:\u00a0\u2018I am tremendously honoured and grateful to the Australia Council for the Arts for awarding me with the Harding Miller Foundation Opera Scholarship. I know it must have been a tough decision as there are many gifted female operatic artists in Australia who are just as deserving, so I am truly thankful for this opportunity and look forward to making my trip overseas with this very generous financial contribution to broaden my horizons in the Opera world and making my dreams a reality of becoming an internationally acclaimed Soprano… who still calls Australia home.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Natalie Aroyan in Opera Australia’s 2018 Melbourne production of Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg. Image Jeff Busby courtesy Opera Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Harding Miller Foundation was founded by Kim Harding and Irene Miller in 2012. It funds projects that support women, education, the arts and the environment. Currently, the Foundation primarily invests in projects in Australia that improve the educational opportunities and achievement of girls and women. This investment is designed to elevate the recipients and empower them to take on roles of leadership and excellence in their chosen field.\u00a0This Harding Miller Operatic Scholarship aligns with the Foundation\u2019s objective of providing educational opportunities for women.<\/p>\n

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